Puig (shoulder) put on limited throwing program

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Feb 14, 2014

The Dodgers have cut down on Yasiel Puig's throwing program after the outfielder said he experienced soreness in his right shoulder after his earlier workouts. The Dodgers believe Puig tried to throw too much and too soon when position players began volun… (more)tary workouts earlier this week. Mattingly acknowledged that Puig sometimes put extra stress on his arm last season attempting long throws with little chance of success, but he said he won't urge him to play more conservatively in an effort to keep his arm healthy. "With Yasiel, it usually goes full speed and we'd like to try to build it up instead of seeing if he can throw it from the wall to the plate the first day.

Puig diagnosed with inflammation on throwing shoulder

Yasiel Puig underwent an MRI on his right shoulder earlier this week before returning to the field with a limited throwing program. The MRI revealed no serious injury and he was diagnosed with a return of inflammation that cropped up sporadically last y…